Where are we?

Here is the link to the Iraq Study Group report: ISG

I came across an excellent article at Z Net. The author does a good job of drawing together a great many details of the Bush Presidency.

The End of The Bush Dynasty

Brent Budowsky new article at HuffPo describes Bush as the First Catastrophic President.

As I think about George Bush the person, I am thinking he is moving towards a major 60 something personal crisis. His responses and behaviour are perplexing. I mean I've been appalled at his insistence in implementing neo-conservative policy, utterly disastrous doesn't begin to describe it, but here I'm talking about a person's ability to sanely interact in the real world.

The Iraq Study Group comes forth and makes a point of saying that Iraq is on the brink of chaos and a humanitarian disaster looms. Yet we have heard from Bush for several years, words to the effect that things are improving, that the insurgency is in its last throes, that the mission is accomplished, that victory is at hand etc etc. This is a very serious disconnect and/or an incomprehensible strategy for keeping people in line. Either way, we are beyond intervention time. I mean have we all become immune to what amounts to nonsense talk about war?

To be commended, Senator Russ Feingold points out that no member of the Iraq Study Group opposed the Iraq War at its onset. All members of the group were in favor of the unilateral invasion of Iraq. Feingold goes on to state the obvious that the group is supplying cover for Bush.

In the almost good news arena, Senators are working on legislation that will restore the right of habeas corpus to those held in Guantananmo. This is a no brainer. We live in a civil society. The right of habeas corpus has come down to us through centuries of understanding its fundamental importance in a court of law.

Legislators may reconsider suspending habeas corpus for detainees

Article excerpt: Jonathan Hafetz, who handles detainee cases for the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.(said) "The issue is not whether or not America should detain or try suspected terrorists, the issue is whether we're going to have a lawful and fair process." Interpretation: Our system of justice needs to be fair otherwise we are not living in a democracy.